#he's literally embodying >:3

[vaggieslefteye]

HAZBIN HOTEL (2024—): 1x03 - "Scrambled Eggs"

[br3adtoasty]

You’re my friend now, we’re having soft tacos later

[umbralsong]

I was expecting something more thematic regarding Wyll's transformation, especially since there are obvious Beauty and the Beast parallels that are just ripe for the taking.

I genuinely expected this character, a heroic monster hunter so in love with fairy tales and romance, to strengthen the narrative surrounding the Tadfools and their fear of death, metamorphosis, or further transformation. For him to bring a completely new thematic resonance to the Emperor's story. For him to embody the city on the verge of discarding their soul to Gortash, the artistocrats, the vampires, and the (maybe futile?) attempt to save the city once again.

Instead, he is simply punished for his good act, and in a way that isn't close to his vow to kill Karlach on his "one good eye."

I really don't know what they were going for with all of that. *Warlock voice* And her contract doesn't make any fucking sense, as pointed out [here].

That's why I personally discard it, but I'm curious about what all of you amazing Wyll fans would have done if Larian gave a shit about him. What would you have done?

[mumblingmuse]

alternate caption: osamu dazai should become a model. (inspo and sketch process under the cut).

i am deviously down bad for this man.

[dognightmare4]

look at vex from sackboy a big adventure (available on ps4 ps5 and pc (epic games and steam))

[thegreatyin]

Hey what are your feelings on

1. lae'zel

2. Emperor

lae'zel is actually one of the best companions in the game and everyone who hates her or says she's just mean fundamentally doesn't understand her character. she's literally the nicest girl in the world given her usual environment and upbringing. she essentially has the exact same backstory as shadowheart in that she was raised in a controlling violent cult and has spent most of her life (including the start of the game) brainwashed by that cult into the person she is today. and yet despite it all she is trying her best to help people. she DID NOT have to save you on the nautiloid and she DID NOT have to promise to take you to what she had every reason to believe was a cure-all for the tadpoles and she goes so far as to defend you and the rest of the party to other gith despite her extremely xenophobic society pressuring her around every corner to do otherwise. over the course of the game she literally had her entire way of life and belief system uprooted from top to bottom and she ultimately decides to deal with it by becoming a hero and dedicating her life to saving others from the same situation she was in. her entire character, at its core, is so extremely dedicated to helping other people even at the cost of herself. she has the same trauma and should get the same treatment and sympathy as shadowheart and you guys just don't like her because she's not conventionally attractive and standoffish at the start of the game but when you actually follow her companion quest and/or romance her she is so sweet and trying her best and she is a TOP TIER companion and i am not going to pretend like she isn't.

the emperor is one of my favorite characters in all of bg3. i know i just went off about lae'zel but god the emperor is so good. he is a LIAR. he is a Bastard Capital B In Bold. he is the deceiver trope played straight from the very beginning and you can't trust a word he says and half of act 3 is practically dedicated to proving just how full of shit he is. he is an awful person who presents himself as a savior and a hero but at the first sign of resistance or hesitation he snaps and doubles down his manipulation in an attempt to control and corral the player into doing what he wants. his first reaction to the player turning down/questioning his sex scene in any way is to gaslight and accuse them so he can shift the blame and keep up his veil of heroism. he encourages them to let go of their humanity and turn themself into a cannibalistic monster while constantly swearing it's for the greater good. he literally runs off to join the netherbrain if you free orpheus. ansur was right all along. balduran died the minute that tadpole took over and transformed him into a mindflayer and the emperor is a shell of his former self masquerading around with the same gravitas and veil of kindness he used to have, but it's gone, if it ever existed to begin with. the emperor is a fascinating example of a manipulative piece of shit done right because even the fanbase can't agree wholeheartedly on if he's good or not but if you couldn't tell my money is wholly in the "he fucking sucks guys" camp. as a character i adore him though.

[freakurodani]

can i be honest w u guys?

i like making oikawa pine and i like him gettin stupid w it

he said his favorite phrase is "if you're gonna hit it, hit it until it breaks" i said i wanna do that to his heart <3

[mvnces]

have you seen him?

now you have!!!

[pandorashearts]

THEY LET RUI GROW TALLER?????????? HES ALREADY A GODDAMN TREE AND THE TALLEST CHARACTER IN THE GAME................. they're fueling his power trip

[daz4i]

every day i notice more parallels and/or similarities between dazai and nikolai and go just a tad bit more insane

[straykats]

been laughing about this for the last idk how long

[leenaur143]

guess who finally started only friends!!!! the way I have been liking posts about it since even before it aired but never actually had the guts to go watch it but the TIME WAS RIGHT yesterday and I watched it and why is it... so flipping good?

[monstershowdowns]

Tbh I won't mind if Nessie, Pyramid Head (🤢) or King Crawler win.

(Although we all know who I actually want to win.. )

We all know I'm going to make a lot of jokes about the reason why Pyramid Head won the showdown, if he ends up at the #1 spot. My bets as to who will win are on Mothman, Godzilla and Mothra, or Venom.

I know you really wanted Sniffles to win, but. The competitor I really want to win but I know will never win is SCP-682. The boy of all time.

[joyridingmp3]

just got back from my mums. we talked about my grandfather (her dad) for ages & it was cool to learn a bit more about him but it's only left me wanting to learn more. did he have a favourite instrument to play? what did his voice sound like? what was his original music about? what got him interested in perusing music? he had a complicated relationship with his mother also - was it in a similar way to mine? what did he think of my father? what did he hope for the future of his children & grandchildren? what did he think of me? how did he learn to speak like 5 languages? what was the most valuable lesson he learnt over the course of his life? what advice would he give to me and my siblings? he used to play live with his band most weekends i wonder what that was like. what was his favourite song?

[phonification]

showing my dad music is so fun because he immediately plays the bands entire discography and we listen to them for the entire car ride

[thelostgirl21]

OMFG! I never saw that article! 😍 It's so awesome!

Also, I wish I knew at what point they decided to just... delete entire scenes and dialogues to replace them with "Extraordinary Things", and what was Hugh's first response/reaction to Joey's suggestion to have Jaskier sing for Radovid instead.

Like, did Joey come up with that idea BEFORE they started shooting?

Or did they shoot that scene in the carriage with Philippa (first scene Hugh and Joey ever shot together, apparently), Joey saw how many layers of emotions and intent Hugh could convey with his eyes, realized that what Jaskier just might need, first and foremost, is someone that shows an interest in listening to him play with a desire to better understand him; and therefore allowed his "inner Jaskier" to take over, compose, and sing something for Radovid?

Because, as "fun and flirty" as the dialogue in that leaked audition scene was, I don't think it would have succeeded in making as deep a connection between them as "Extraordinary Things" did.

Radovid's little "pick your favorite, please," when asking Jaskier for a song, him showing genuine interest in listening to what Jaskier wants to sing about the most (rather than dictating what he'd like to hear from him)...

The amount of respect and interest Radovid is showing for Jaskier's art is not so much about Jaskier's technical skills per say, but more about his songs revealing his innermost thoughts, and the way he perceives and experiences the world around him.

Yes, showing appreciation for Jaskier's lute playing and singing itself, and talking about how the instrument and the artist can elevate each other is nice - especially if it's used as a metaphore for something that would have been relevant to the scene or the context.

But Jaskier already has "fans". However, the people closest to him (except perhaps Ciri) on the show tend to show very little interest in the content of his songs or his singing.

Perhaps things have changed with Geralt since the mountain. But he once said that his singing was like ordering a pie and finding it has no filling; and that the Countess of Stael might have left him because of it.

Yennefer's first time hearing him sing happened while she was threatening him (and she referred to him as a "sing-songy twit" when she saw him again in Season 2. It was said affectionately, but still)...

Yarpen said Jaskier couldn't do anything for him, because he has "ears and good taste".

That "fan" Jaskier met at the docks was an entitled arsehole that didn't care much about the things Jaskier was trying to share or tell through his songs. He just wanted to point out all the things that "needed fixing".

Seanchai was perhaps the first to truly acknowledge Jaskier's storytelling as being something valuable and powerful - worth preserving and saving.

But she valued his skills as a bard as a means of inspiring and bringing hope to others...

So maybe... just maybe, what Jaskier needed was someone that truly paid attention to his words, showed interest the "heart" of his song rather than the "art", and told him that said heart was so beautiful, fascinating, and precious, that it was worth getting to know and even learn.

Radovid is a very active listener that yearns to be a part of Jaskier's world, and to connect with him... Someone that shows interest in what matters to Jaskier and offers support.

"Extraordinary Things" was a stroke of genius, because it allowed Jaskier to be at his most emotionally vulnerable and sincere with Radovid, and helped Radovid realise that it was safe for him to trust and allow himself to be vulnerable and honest with Jaskier as well.

Without it, you'd have had two deeply traumatised souls that have learned to hide who they truly are from others as a survival mechanism in their respective worlds, struggling with letting their guards down and allowing people past those barriers.

So yeah, I'm kind of curious to know at what moment the inspiration struck Joey to have Jaskier be the first one to emotionally strip down naked right in front of Radovid under the "cover" of a song, and what Hugh's response to that idea was.

And I'm also very curious to know who came up with the idea of having Radovid learn Jaskier's song, and then sing the first few lines of "Extraordinary Things" back to Jaskier when Jaskier is questioning him about what he wants.

Was it one of the writer's ideas (as a sort of follow up to the song that Joey had composed), was it Joey thinking/knowing that this would be the best way to get Jaskier to give into his growing feelings for Radovid? Or did Hugh feel that this is how Radovid would respond...

Because there's something very poetic and deeply touching in the way that Hugh sings it... Taking Jaskier's song, and expressing a desire for it to become their song, in a way...

It's a lovely way for Radovid to express a desire to form a relationship with Jaskier, while voicing his concern about his playing "being shit" and looking like he's nervous about falling short of expectations (according to what Hugh said in interviews, Radovid makes a connection with Jaskier that he's never made before, as no one's ever been that honest with Radovid), and having Jaskier responds with "maybe that's something we can work on", sort of showing a desire to commit to the relationship and figure things out with him.

Regardless of how that moment came to be, without Joey basically going "less talking more singing", it never would have occurred in the first place.

And Hugh's acting choices when it comes to how Radovid responds to Jaskier are basically just perfect...

There are infatuations that feel like people are moving too fast in a relationship without knowing each other while idealising the other partner...

And relationships that just sort of "realistically take off right away", because there's this sort of recognition that there's a unique type of compatibility between two people, and both of them wish to explore it while showing a willingness to make efforts, confront their own flaws and issues, step out of their usual comfort zone, and rely on each other to make it work.

And Joey and Hugh's in character interactions are able to convey that. It's absolutely fascinating to watch.

For Cassie Clare, who we luckily get to see more of in Season 3 as Philippa Eilhart, she highlighted that it was a "masterclass" to watch Batey and Skinner play off each other.

“There were scenes that I got to kind of observe. … Philippa's there but she's observing [Radovid] with the Jaskier," Clare said. "You almost don't have to act those moments where Philippa's like, 'I think something could happen here,' because you could feel this chemistry and them playing off each other, and being so present."

"You had to be so present, throwing lines in and the script is so in your body that they could play around that. It was beautiful. It was like a masterclass, being an owl on the shoulder watching over here.”

Also

"He's just really fun to act with," Skinner said. "He ad libs and stuff, and you just have to sort of listen and try and tell the truth."

Now, how much of radskier is finally just them flying around what was given and just landing back on the script when they had to move the plot forward ? I am finally gonna assume from now on that every line is an improv 😅